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Tom MurphyArkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR)
Twitter: @TomMurphyADG
About: Louisiana Tech graduate (1988) with MA in English; Covered nine head coaches in last 16 seasons at Alabama (1998-2007) and Arkansas (2007-13). Married with 3 children. Native of Atlanta, Ga.
 



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Jan 12, 2016Final Rankings Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Alabama (61)
14-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 61 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters
1525
Points
2Clemson
14-1Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 61 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 61 Voters
1464
Points
3Ohio State
12-1Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 24 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1342
Points
4Stanford
12-2Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 28 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters
1360
Points
5TCU
11-2Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Jay Binkley
1098
Points
6Michigan State
12-2Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1227
Points
7Ole Miss
10-3Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Jay Binkley
Lowest: 14 - Jon Wilner
975
Points
8Iowa
12-2Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - John Clay
Lowest: 20 - Scott Wolf
981
Points
9Oklahoma
11-2Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Tom Murphy
1270
Points
10Baylor
10-3Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Rustin Dodd
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
820
Points
11Notre Dame
10-3Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Garry Smits
953
Points
12LSU
9-3Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - Rob Long
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
546
Points

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13Houston
13-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Chris Murray
1050
Points
14Michigan
10-3Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - Dave Reardon
Lowest: 14 - 9 Voters
911
Points
15Navy
11-2Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - Keith Sargeant
Lowest: NR - Brett McMurphy
465
Points
16North Carolina
11-3Actual: 15
Highest: 12 - Marc Weiszer
Lowest: 24 - Eric Avidon
563
Points

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17Georgia
10-3Actual: 26
Highest: 12 - Scott Wolf
Lowest: NR - 38 Voters
109
Points
18Florida State
10-3Actual: 14
Highest: 11 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - Sam McKewon
630
Points
19Wisconsin
10-3Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - Josh Kendall
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
332
Points
20Utah
10-3Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Garry Smits
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
499
Points

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21Mississippi State
9-4Actual: 28
Highest: 18 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
47
Points
22Western Kentucky
12-2Actual: 24
Highest: 19 - Brent Axe
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
128
Points
23Tennessee
9-4Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Rob Long
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
260
Points
24Oklahoma State
10-3Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
372
Points
25Northwestern
10-3Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
203
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Oregon25-Florida